Wagon end-gate



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' D. B. KEAGY.

WAGON BND GATE.

Naz-300,086. PatentedJune 10.1884.

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DAVID B. KEAGY, OF IDAHO SPRIIIGS, COLORADO.

WAGON END-GATE.l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 300,086-, dated `Tune 10, 1884.

Application filed March 7, 18.84. (No model.)

To all whom, it 77mg/ concern:

.Be it known that I, DAVID B. KEAGY, of Idaho Springs, Clear Creek county, Colorado,

have invented a new and Improved End-GateV for Wagons, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide an endgate for wagon-boxes which may be readily removed and replaced under all circumstances, and which cannot become accidentally loosened or disengaged from the box.

The improvement consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, and specifically set forth in the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a part of a wagon-box with my improved end-gate, and Fig. 2 is a plan view.

The end-gate consists of two similar parts, A, provided with cleats a, and connected by hinges l), placed at the inner side thereof at their vertical adjoining edges. The inner cleat of each half of the end-gate is provided with a small bracket, c, projecting therefrom at right angles in position to be enga-ged by the hooked rod B,which extends across the wagonboX, and is permanently linked at one end to an eyebolt, d, extending through the side of the wagon-box. The hooked end of the rod B engages au eyebolt, d', projecting through the opposite side of the wagon-box. The eyebolts dd are each provided with hand-nuts e, by means of which the sides of the wagonbox may be drawn tightly against the ends of the end-gate. The hooked rod B prevents thc end-gate from lifting or opening outward. The ends of the end-gate are received between vertical cleats at the ends of the wagon-box inthe usual way. By loosening one of the hand-nuts e, and removing the hooked end of the rod B from the eyebolt d', the hinges are allowed to yield, and the end-board opens outward, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, when it may be easily removed. The rod B, being retained by the eyebolt d, cannot become misplaced or lost,and is always athand ready for use. Should the load contained by the wagon-boxbe of suc-h a character as to be inconveniently removed from the end of the wagon-box without removing the eyebolts d d', the said eyebolts maybe easily taken out after unscrewing the handnuts e.

I am aware that endgates have been heretofore divided vertically in the middle, andv connected by hinges, so asV to open outward; also, that an end-gate made in one piece has been provided with brackets, over which ,passes a rod hooked at both ends, that is seprovided with a hand-nut, e, and said rod formed at the other end with a hook, and an eyebolt passing through the side of the box, to engage said hook, and ahand-nut, e, for tightening the rod, substantially as set forth.

DAVID B. KEAGY.

Witnesses:

W. H. VILEY, ROBERT TURNER. 

